Japan would be a winner if it called a halt to whaling

Japan would be a winner if it called a halt to whaling: "Whaling remains a deeply unprofitable activity, one that only continues thanks to generous government subsidies. Industrial whaling in Japan is a post-World War II phenomenon, so claims that it is part of a deep cultural tradition are baseless."

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Whale 'waving' at tourists exposed to 4.5m Facebook users | Caboolture News

Whale 'waving' at tourists exposed to 4.5m Facebook users | Caboolture News: "Blue Dolphin Marine Tours operator Peter Lynch snapped a classic photo of tourists waving to the whale who appears to wave back."

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Male dolphins form lifelong alliances for mating purposes - Tampa Bay Environmental News | Examiner.com

Male dolphins form lifelong alliances for mating purposes - Tampa Bay Environmental News | Examiner.com: "In new research by Dr. Quincy Gibson, assistant professor of Coastal Behavioral Biology from the University of North Florida, dolphins work together to have access to females for mating purposes reported WLTV on June 28."

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Wildlife Extra News - One of the world's rarest and least known whales photographed off South Australia

Wildlife Extra News - One of the world's rarest and least known whales photographed off South Australia: "A small pod of extremely rare Shepherd's beaked whales has been spotted and photographed off South Australia's Kangaroo Island by a team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) who were conducting an acoustic whale research survey. These whales are so rarely seen that no population estimate for them exists."

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Wildlife Extra News - Killer whales off the west coast of Ireland

Wildlife Extra News - Killer whales off the west coast of Ireland:

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10 Reasons to Create Marine Reserves Around Antarctica - The Pew Charitable Trusts

10 Reasons to Create Marine Reserves Around Antarctica - The Pew Charitable Trusts:

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More rings than you can count! The gnarled beauty of the oldest living tree that started growing as a sapling nearly 5,000 years ago when the pyramids were being built | Mail Online

More rings than you can count! The gnarled beauty of the oldest living tree that started growing as a sapling nearly 5,000 years ago when the pyramids were being built | Mail Online: "Standing atop the White Mountains of the Inyo National Forest, California, the majestic Great Basin Bristlecone Pines are considered the oldest trees in the world."

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